The patients who had COVID-19 infection, and after that reported for one of the signs of gastrointestinal disorder (esophageal and anorectal) will be underwent to esophageal and anorectal motor monitoring investigation (HRM manometry) on standard protocol.
The patients who had COVID-19 infection, and after that reported for one of the signs of
gastrointestinal (esophageal and anorectal disorder) will be underwent to esophageal and
anorectal motor monitoring investigation (HRM manometry) on standard protocol.
The patients with dysphagia, chest discomfort during swallowing, or chest pain during
swallowing, patients with obstipation, fecal evacuation symptoms, lower stomach discomfort
before defecation etc. will be included in the study. In all of them other gastrointestinal
diseases will be excluded by standard routine laboratory investigation, ultrasound, routine
endoscopy investigation and 24 hours impedance pH-measurement.
After manometric measurement of esophagus and anorectal region to standard protocol by using
MMS-HRM 360 monitoring system with 36 canals catheter for esophagus and 24 canals catheter
for anorectal monitoring, data will be calculated by using statistics.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with esophageal and anorectal symptoms after COVID 19- infection
- Patients with worsening of esophageal and anorectal symptom after COVID 19- infection,
but who had previously described esophageal and anorectal symptoms
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other gastrointestinal disease that can influence to results
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- H. Pylori infection
- Bacterial, parasitic, viral and fungal gastrointestinal infection or infestation
- Myasthenia
- Scleroderma
- Diabetes mellitus
- Thyroidal hyperfunction
Prof.dr.sc. Žarko Babić, FEBGH
Zagreb, Select State, Croatia
Investigator: Žarko Babić, prof.
Contact: +38512903390
zarko.babic@zg.t-com.hr
Žarko Babić, prof.dr.sc.
+38512903390
zarko.babic@zg.t-com.hr
Marko Banić, prof.dr.sc.
+38512903390
mbanic@kbd.hr
Žarko B Babić, prof.dr.sc., Principal Investigator
Head od Interventional gastroenterology UH Dubrava